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Review
. 2004 Oct;88(10):1350-2.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.2003.039651.

Central retinal artery occlusion and ophthalmoplegia following spinal surgery

M J Halfon, P Bonardo, S Valiensi, M C Zaffaroni, M M Fernandez Pardal, D Ribero Ayerza, R Ebner, P Anderson, R C Reisin
Review

Central retinal artery occlusion and ophthalmoplegia following spinal surgery

M J Halfon et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 2004 Oct.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
MRI of the orbit. T2 weighed image shows proptosis and oedema of extraocular muscles in the left eye, sparing their tendons.
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